Latest period
82.1M
YoY change
+0.3%
5Y CAGR
-0.9%
Peak year (FY2001)
138M
Latest annual
59.7M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Waters Corporation (WAT) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 59.7M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Waters Corporation (WAT) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: +0.3%
Shares Outstanding history table for Waters Corporation (WAT) from 1995 to 2025
| FY2025 | 59.7M | +0.3% | +154K | ||
| FY2024 | 59.6M | +0.5% | +282K | ||
| FY2023 | 59.3M | -1.8% | -1.06M | ||
| FY2022 | 60.3M | -2.7% | -1.7M | ||
| FY2021 | 62M | -0.6% | -386K | ||
| FY2020 | 62.4M | -8.4% | -5.75M | ||
| FY2019 | 68.2M | -12.2% | -9.45M | ||
| FY2018 | 77.6M | -3.7% | -2.99M | ||
| FY2017 | 80.6M | -1.0% | -813K | ||
| FY2016 | 81.4M | -2.0% | -1.67M | ||
| FY2015 | 83.1M | -2.4% | -2.06M | ||
| FY2014 | 85.2M | -1.6% | -1.4M | ||
| FY2013 | 86.5M | -2.7% | -2.43M | ||
| FY2012 | 89M | -3.6% | -3.35M | ||
| FY2011 | 92.3M | -1.8% | -1.73M | ||
| FY2010 | 94.1M | -2.9% | -2.81M | ||
| FY2009 | 96.9M | -3.7% | -3.69M | ||
| FY2008 | 101M | -1.9% | -1.95M | ||
| FY2007 | 103M | -1.7% | -1.74M | ||
| FY2006 | 104M | -10.1% | -11.7M | ||
| FY2005 | 116M | -5.8% | -7.12M | ||
| FY2004 | 123M | -3.5% | -4.51M | ||
| FY2003 | 128M | -6.0% | -8.18M | ||
| FY2002 | 136M | -1.3% | -1.75M | ||
| FY2001 | 138M | +0.6% | +766K | ||
| FY2000 | 137M | +3.1% | +4.11M | ||
| FY1999 | 133M | +10.8% | +12.9M | ||
| FY1998 | 120M | +2.8% | +3.21M | ||
| FY1997 | 117M | -2.9% | -3.49M | ||
| FY1996 | 120M | +9.1% | +10M | ||
| FY1995 | 110M | — | — |
- FY202559.7M+0.3%
- FY202459.6M+0.5%
- FY202359.3M-1.8%
- FY202260.3M-2.7%
- FY202162M-0.6%
- FY202062.4M-8.4%
- FY201968.2M-12.2%
- FY201877.6M-3.7%
- FY201780.6M-1.0%
- FY201681.4M-2.0%
- FY201583.1M-2.4%
- FY201485.2M-1.6%
- FY201386.5M-2.7%
- FY201289M-3.6%
- FY201192.3M-1.8%
- FY201094.1M-2.9%
- FY200996.9M-3.7%
- FY2008101M-1.9%
- FY2007103M-1.7%
- FY2006104M-10.1%
- FY2005116M-5.8%
- FY2004123M-3.5%
- FY2003128M-6.0%
- FY2002136M-1.3%
- FY2001138M+0.6%
- FY2000137M+3.1%
- FY1999133M+10.8%
- FY1998120M+2.8%
- FY1997117M-2.9%
- FY1996120M+9.1%
- FY1995110M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Waters Corporation's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at Waters Corporation (WAT)
According to Waters Corporation's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 82.1M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Waters Corporation (WAT) diluted shares outstanding is 59.7M – edged up 0.3% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Waters Corporation diluted shares outstanding produced a CAGR of -0.9% – sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Waters Corporation diluted shares outstanding plunged from 138M in 2001 to 59.7M in 2025, a 56.6% drawdown.
138M stands as the all-time-high annual diluted shares outstanding, posted in 2001, against a low of 59.3M during 2023.
Waters Corporation Shares Outstanding by Year
Waters Corporation Shares Outstanding 2025: 59.7M
Waters Corporation posted diluted shares outstanding of 59.7M in 2025, edged up 0.3% from 2024.
Waters Corporation Shares Outstanding 2024: 59.6M
In 2024, Waters Corporation reported diluted shares outstanding of 59.6M, edged up 0.5% from 2023.
Waters Corporation Shares Outstanding 2023: 59.3M
Waters Corporation diluted shares outstanding in 2023 was 59.3M, edged down 1.8% below 2022. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Waters Corporation Shares Outstanding 2022: 60.3M
2022's diluted shares outstanding for Waters Corporation came in at 60.3M, edged down 2.7% below 2021.
Waters Corporation Shares Outstanding 2021: 62M
Waters Corporation diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 62M.
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